Barbara Peden

Barbara Peden
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium pace
International information
National side
Test debut4 January 1935 v England
Last Test26 June 1937 v England
Career statistics
Competition WTests
Matches 4
Runs scored 94
Batting average 13.42
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 33
Balls bowled 120
Wickets 1
Bowling average 50.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/9
Catches/stumpings 2/
Source: CricInfo, 6 December 2014

Barbara Peden (born 2 August 1907 in Chatswood, New South Wales - died 31 July 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian cricket player. Peden played four test matches for the Australia national women's cricket team alongside her sister Margaret Peden, who captained the team.

Peden was an architect outside of her cricket career. She and her sister Margaret were adherents of Christian Science, as was inaugural England captain Betty Archdale; their mothers had previously corresponded. The inaugural English tour of Australia was initiated by Margaret, who asked Barbara – then working in England – to contact Archdale and suggest that she organise an England team.